Principles of Geology, Volume 2, Bind 2University of Chicago Press, 1990 - 352 sider As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Lyell's Principles of Geology has never before been available in paperback. In the second of three volumes, Lyell (1797-1875) continues his uniformitarian argument of Volume I—the physical features of the earth are endlessly fluctuating around a stable mean—but focuses on organic rather than inorganic processes. Volume II is widely known because of its influence on Darwin, who took the book on his famous Beagle voyage and was stimulated by Lyell's extensive treatment of biological history and diversity. |
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Side ix
... preserving the equilibrium of species - Reciprocal influence of aquatic and terrestrial species on each other CHAPTER IX . PAGE . 123 The circumstances which constitute the Stations of Animals are change- able - Extension of the range ...
... preserving the equilibrium of species - Reciprocal influence of aquatic and terrestrial species on each other CHAPTER IX . PAGE . 123 The circumstances which constitute the Stations of Animals are change- able - Extension of the range ...
Side x
... preserved in alluvium and landslips , where earthquakes pre- vail - Erroneous theories which may arise from overlooking this circum- stance - On the remains of works of art included in alluvial deposits - Imbed- ding of organic bodies ...
... preserved in alluvium and landslips , where earthquakes pre- vail - Erroneous theories which may arise from overlooking this circum- stance - On the remains of works of art included in alluvial deposits - Imbed- ding of organic bodies ...
Side xi
... preserved under a great thickness of recent deposits - Number of wrecked vessels - Durable character of many of their contents - Examples of fossil skeletons of men - Of fossil canoes , ships , and works of art - Of the chemical changes ...
... preserved under a great thickness of recent deposits - Number of wrecked vessels - Durable character of many of their contents - Examples of fossil skeletons of men - Of fossil canoes , ships , and works of art - Of the chemical changes ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 18 |
CHAPTER III | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 49 |
CHAPTER V | 66 |
CHAPTER VI | 87 |
CHAPTER VII | 105 |
CHAPTER VIII | 123 |
CHAPTER X | 158 |
CHAPTER XI | 176 |
CHAPTER XII | 185 |
CHAPTER XIII | 209 |
CHAPTER XIV | 228 |
CHAPTER XV | 239 |
CHAPTER XVI | 253 |
CHAPTER XVII | 272 |
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